Greek Life @ Villanova

Villanova Fraternity & Sorority Life

Recruitment

Recruitment is known as the process of joining a fraternity or sorority. Below you can find some information on this process...

Getting Involved

Why should you join?

Deciding

Eligibility

Hazing

Did you know?

Men's Recruitment Registration

Underground

Did you miss sorority information night? To see the presentation click here. ***YOU CAN REGISTER FOR SORORITY RECRUITMENT, AFTER NOVEMBER 1ST - click here (post November 1st) here.

Did you miss your meeting with your sorority recruitment counselor? Here are some Tips for Recruitment!

Getting Involved
Most students get involved in Greek Life because it provides them with opportunities for leadership, service, improved scholastic resources and lifelong friendships that will last decades beyond college. Getting involved in the Villanova Greek Community is a positive experience that expands a Villanova student’s horizons and enables them to be involved in many facets of the University.

Why should you join?
In University Life you will be faced with many opportunities, many challenges. You may have some unanswered questions going through your mind whether you're a new freshman, a continuing student, or a transfer student.

These concerns are very common. Every one likes to belong to and feel a part of something. Fraternities and Sororities offer you the chance to meet people who share your interests and values as natural friends.

Greek Organizations can help you find your niche on campus, be your home away from home, offer resources to help you achieve your academic goals, encourage you to get involved in campus organizations, let you play on that winning intramural team, and give you a group of friends that will cheer you on when you're successful and who will support you when the going gets tough.

The decision to participate in fraternity recruitment is very personal and can often be intimidating. We encourage you to learn as much about the various groups as possible. Educating yourself is the only way to ensure that you make the best decision possible. Ways to do so include checking out the Greek Life web site, stopping a member of a fraternity or sorority organization, or coming by the Greek life and chatting it up with the staff.

Click on the link below to view the hundreds upon hundreds of significant men and women who made the wise decision, during their collegiate years, to join a fraternity or sorority.

http://www.greek101.com/lounge/famous.php

Deciding
The decision to participate in fraternity or sorority recruitment is very personal and can often be intimidating. We encourage you to learn as much about the various groups as possible. Educating yourself is the only way to ensure that you make the best decision possible. Ways to do so include checking out the Greek Life web site, stopping a member of a fraternity or sorority organization, or coming by the Greek Life Office and chatting it up with the staff.

Eligibility
In order to be eligible to participate in a Greek organization, one must have completed at least the first semester of freshmen year and achieved a GPA of no less than 2.25.

Hazing
In any form is strictly prohibited by Villanova University, the Interfraternity Council, and the local and national offices of each recognized fraternity. New members should not tolerate such behavior as it does not promote friendship and trust but rather serves to break down moral and the notion of community upon which Villanova University was founded.

Did you know?

Villanova’s first Greek organization was the fraternity Epsilon Phi Theta founded in 1902 in Corr Hall by Father Matthew Corcoran.

The first sororities on campus were founded in 1953 by nursing students.

Nearly 1500 members of the Villanova Student Body are Greek.

Each year, Greek Life holds a Blood Drive, working in conjunction with the American Red Cross, where an average of nearly 180 pints of blood are donated.

48% of all US presidents have been Greek

42% of US Senators are Greek

30% of US Congressmen/women are Greek

40% of all US Supreme Court Justices have been Greek

70% of all Fortune 500 CEO's are Greek

Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Alpha Psi and Zeta Phi Beta are represented at Villanova.

The Greek Community is governed by the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils.

There is a place in Greek Life for you!!!

Undergrounds

Unfortunately, over the past few years, a few fraternities have lost their recognition by Villanova University as official student groups because they failed to comply with university or national guidelines.

Even more unfortunate, some of these groups continue to operate illegally and without university supervision, personal liability insurance, an affiliation with a national organization, and are devoid of their tax exempt status with the internal revenue service.

As you can tell, there should be great concern about the well being of those individuals who choose to join these unrecognized organizations. The most important fact to recognize is that these groups ARE NOT fraternities as they are devoid of any ritual or recognition by a national organization (refer to any of the three national fraternity websites, where you'll find no mention of Villanova University). Below is a list of the underground groups.

Pikes	Pi Kappa Alpha	ПΚΑ
L-X-A	Lambda Chi Alpha	ΛΧΑ
Sig Ep	Sigma Phi Epsilon	ΣΦΕ

To see some common Greek community terms, click here!

Did you miss sorority information night? To see the presentation click here.